My knowledge is only from reading ... and rereading .. and rereading :) the 
openoffice doc .. and from doing some experimentation with the bug. 

Quoting "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Humm, I'll look this up tonight.  Didn't notice anything that explained 
> that exactly.
> 
> -Andy
> 
> Avik Sengupta wrote:
> 
> >operand tokens in Excel can be of three classes .. Reference, Value and
> Array. 
> >
> >Each operation (and also each inbuild sheet function) has an expects one 
> >particular type of operand class. So, for example, + operator expects value
> 
> >class operand token, the ROW() function expects a reference class token, and
> 
> >the SUM() function expects either value or reference class token. The actual
> 
> >token class is a function of the default for that token, the expected token
> 
> >class, and the position. 
> >
> >Further, functions have a token class for their return values... eg SUM()
> and 
> >ROW() returns value class tokens (ie, their token is FuncV by default).
> also, 
> >as above, that can change based on the position of the function. 
> >
> >So, while i know, for eg, that ROW() expects reference class parameter
> tokens, 
> >and returns value class tokens, i do not have this info for all the sheet 
> >functions. 
> >
> >Regards
> >-
> >Avik
> >   
> >
> >Quoting "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> >>>
> >>>-
> >>>Avik
> >>>
> >>>PS. While i wait for my Excel dev kit  to negotiate its international
> >>>
> >>shipping 
> >>
> >>>course, can anybody send me a list of expected param types of all excel
> >>>
> >>sheet 
> >>
> >>>functions .. it does not seem to be documented in the openoffice doc.
> thanx.
> >>>
> >>elaborate on what you mean..?
> >>
> >>
> >>>Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> >>>
> >>>>avik        02/05/06 11:23:24
> >>>>
> >>>> Modified:    src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/formula Ptg.java
> >>>>                       ReferencePtg.java
> >>>>              src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel
> >>>>                       TestFormulas.java
> >>>> Log:
> >>>> committing patches supplied by Matthew McClain for bug 8757. This will
> >>>>handle most cases, since majority formulas expect value class params.
> Ptgs
> >>>>
> >>to
> >>
> >>>>be refactored for full functionality
> >>>> 
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